Definition of open

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• open is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
• open is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
• open is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of open

• (of textures) full of small openings or gaps (adjective)

  Examples

  1. an open texture

  Synonyms

  1. loose
• not defended or capable of being defended (adjective)

  Examples

  1. an open city
  2. open to attack

  Synonyms

  1. assailable
  2. undefendable
  3. undefended
• possibly accepting or permitting (adjective)

  Examples

  1. open to interpretation
  2. an issue open to question

  Synonyms

  1. capable
  2. subject
• with no protection or shield (adjective)

  Examples

  1. open to the weather
  2. an open wound

  Synonyms

  1. exposed
• not sealed or having been unsealed (adjective)

  Examples

  1. the letter was already open
  2. the opened package lay on the table

  Synonyms

  1. opened
• openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness (adjective)

  Examples

  1. an open and trusting nature

  Synonyms

  1. candid
  2. heart-to-heart
• affording free passage or view (adjective)

  Examples

  1. open waters
  2. the open countryside

  Synonyms

  1. clear
• start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning (verb)

  Examples

  1. open a business

  Synonyms

  1. open up
• a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water (noun)

  Examples

  1. finally broke out of the forest into the open

  Synonyms

  1. clear
• ready or willing to receive favorably (adjective)

  Synonyms

  1. receptive
• used of mouth or eyes (adjective)

  Examples

  1. keep your eyes open
  2. his mouth slightly opened

  Synonyms

  1. opened
• spread out or open from a closed or folded state (verb)

  Examples

  1. open the map

  Synonyms

  1. spread
  2. spread out
  3. unfold
• become available (verb)

  Examples

  1. an opportunity opened up

  Synonyms

  1. open up
• afford access to (verb)

  Examples

  1. the door opens to the patio

  Synonyms

  1. afford
  2. give
• open and observable; not secret or hidden (adjective)

  Examples

  1. open ballots

  Synonyms

  1. overt
• where the air is unconfined (noun)

  Examples

  1. the concert was held in the open air
  2. camping in the open

  Synonyms

  1. open air
  2. out-of-doors
  3. outdoors
• affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed (adjective)

  Examples

  1. an open door
  2. they left the door open

  Synonyms

  1. unfastened
• become open (verb)

  Examples

  1. The door opened

  Synonyms

  1. open up
• information that has become public (noun)

  Examples

  1. all the reports were out in the open

  Synonyms

  1. surface
• make available (verb)

  Examples

  1. This opens up new possibilities

  Synonyms

  1. open up
• cause to open or to become open (verb)

  Examples

  1. Mary opened the car door

  Synonyms

  1. open up
• not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought (adjective)

  Examples

  1. an open question

  Synonyms

  1. undecided
  2. undetermined
  3. unresolved
• accessible to all (adjective)

  Examples

  1. open season
  2. an open economy
• affording free passage or access (adjective)

  Examples

  1. open drains
  2. the road is open to traffic
  3. open ranks
• a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play (noun)
• begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc. (verb)

  Examples

  1. He opened the meeting with a long speech
• display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer (verb)
• having no protecting cover or enclosure (adjective)

  Examples

  1. an open boat
  2. an open fire
  3. open sports cars
• make the opening move (verb)

  Examples

  1. Kasparov opened with a standard opening
• not having been filled (adjective)

  Examples

  1. the job is still open
• not requiring union membership (adjective)

  Examples

  1. an open shop employs nonunion workers
• open to or in view of all (adjective)

  Examples

  1. an open protest
  2. an open letter to the editor
• ready for business (adjective)

  Examples

  1. the stores are open
• (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints (adjective)
• without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition (adjective)

  Examples

  1. the clarity and resonance of an open tone
  2. her natural and open response
• have an opening or passage or outlet ()

  Examples

  1. The bedrooms open into the hall

See definition of open in Merriam Webster